'Respuestas á las 15 preguntas dirijidas.' Argüello answers Borica's 15-question interrogatorio (the Concepción-inquiry counter-testimony) 'Con la pureza y verdad propia de mi carácter y bajo mi palabra de honor,' for 'las cuatro Misiones de S. Francisco, Sta Clara, Sta Cruz y Sn José sujetas á la Jurisdiccion de mi cargo': 1ª doctrine taught daily 'en lengua Castellana'; 2ª pre-baptism instruction; 3ª 'No se les obliga á hablar en la lengua castellana'; 4ª no wandering the monte without licencias (seed-gathering); 5ª no rebaptisms known; 6ª rations detailed — 3 hot meals (atole morning, pozole of wheat noon/evening, sometimes maize; reses slaughtered most months; + weekly 'un almud de trigo en seco' since a year ago; Sta Cruz 'racion de trigo ó maiz abundante pero sin posole'); 7ª clothing (men cotón de bayeta + taparrabo de sayal, women cotón y enaguas, all frazadas, 'siendo este vestuario algo estrecho'); 8ª begins at n59 foot. Doc continues past n59 into next chunk.
| Date | 1798-12-11 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | J. Argüello |
| To | Borica |
| Place | S. Francisco |
| Series | Provincial State Papers |
| Tomo | XVII |
| Original tomo page | p.— |
| Savage copy page | 59/58 |
| Scan leaf | n58 |
| Document type | report (respuestas a interrogatorio) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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